Softball Hosts UVU on Tuesday

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POCATELLO, Idaho- The Idaho State softball team takes a break from Big Sky Conference play  to host Utah Valley University from the Western Athletic Conference. First pitch is set for 4 p.m. Live video, stats and audio will be available at isubengals.com.

UVU leads the series 21-15 but the Bengals have won five of the last six meetings. In 2014, ISU beat UVU 9-8 in eight innings in Orem and 8-7 in Pocatello.

UVU won the 2014 WAC Conference tournament, earning the program's first berth to the NCAA regionals. This year the Wolverines are 16-32 and 3-9 in WAC play. UVU has a team batting average .258 and an era in circle of 6.02.

Up Next
Idaho State plays a three-game series at Northern Colorado April 24-25. before returning home to host North Dakota May 2-3.

Bengal Bites
- Vicky Galasso has reached base in 31 straight games.
- Kacie Burnett has 18 mulitple hit games and Vicky Galasso has 19 multiple RBI games.
- Vicky Galasso has 18 multiple hit games.
- ISU has won the Big Sky Conference regular season championship the last two seasons.
- Julie Wright boasts a  92-58 record at ISU since the start of the 2013 season. ISU is 39-10 in the Big Sky Conference.
- The Bengals are 20-3 at Miller Ranch Stadium in Big Sky Softball games.
- Idaho State is 28-3 this season when scoring four runs or more.
- Idaho State is 21-4 when hitting at least one home run in a game and 9-0 when hitting two home runs or more.
- ISU is 19-1 this season when out hitting an opponent. The only loss was 4-1 at UNLV.
- Idaho State has never lost a Big Sky Conference home series. Since the 2013 season ISU has swept six three-game series and won two of three in three series'.
- Kacie Burnett's .456 career batting average ranks fifth best among active Division I softball players.
- Vicky Galasso's 59 career home runs ranks seventh amongst active Division I softball players.
- The only Big Sky Conference series the Bengals have lost was in 2013 when SUU took two of three from the Bengals in Cedar City.
- Idaho State is 19-1 when leading after four innings. ISU's only loss was 3-1 to Louisiana Monroe.